Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Competitors $8.00 +0.01 (+0.13%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.00 0.00 (-0.06%) As of 06:06 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FT vs. BTO, PDT, CGBD, RMT, DSU, PEO, CION, HQL, IFN, and ECCShould you be buying Franklin Universal Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Universal Trust include John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), CION Investment (CION), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), India Fund (IFN), and Eagle Point Credit (ECC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Franklin Universal Trust vs. Its Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Carlyle Secured Lending Royce Otc Micro BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors India Fund Eagle Point Credit Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings. Does the media prefer FT or BTO? In the previous week, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Franklin Universal Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund and 0 mentions for Franklin Universal Trust. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.95 beat Franklin Universal Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Franklin Universal Trust Neutral John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Very Positive Is FT or BTO a better dividend stock? Franklin Universal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FT or BTO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranklin Universal TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is FT or BTO more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Universal TrustN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FT or BTO? 19.6% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Franklin Universal Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, FT or BTO? Franklin Universal Trust has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund beats Franklin Universal Trust on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranklin Universal TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$200.80M$4.22B$12.65B$22.02BDividend Yield6.38%6.08%5.57%3.57%P/E RatioN/AN/A22.0733.18Price / SalesN/A16.4529.9161.44Price / CashN/A16.4422.3624.54Price / BookN/A1.252.204.66Net IncomeN/A$187.53M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.11%0.59%1.49%2.22%1 Month Performance1.07%0.84%-0.26%1.17%1 Year Performance6.38%5.46%536.91%13.47% Franklin Universal Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTFranklin Universal TrustN/A$8.00+0.1%N/A+6.1%$200.80MN/A0.00N/ABTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$34.65+0.9%N/A+1.8%$684.06M$158.32M0.002,719Positive NewsShort Interest ↓PDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.08+0.1%N/A-0.2%$643.54M$108.25M0.00147,000News CoverageCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.3722 of 5 stars$12.56+1.1%$14.83+18.1%-27.8%$640.06M$232.59M10.47N/AShort Interest ↑RMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$10.57+0.3%N/A+11.4%$555.65M$89.62M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.19+0.1%N/A-4.7%$554.83MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑PEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$20.970.0%N/A-8.3%$551.09MN/A0.0018Positive NewsCIONCION Investment0.9745 of 5 stars$9.47+1.7%$8.50-10.2%-20.5%$493.03M$252.43M-49.81N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$16.80-0.3%N/A+9.7%$484.87MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsGap UpIFNIndia FundN/A$15.05-0.9%N/A-16.1%$467.39M-$7.38M0.0021,000High Trading VolumeECCEagle Point Credit3.2202 of 5 stars$5.94+1.5%$8.21+38.3%-36.8%$456.70M$179.77M53.96N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Alternatives John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Alternatives Carlyle Secured Lending Alternatives Royce Otc Micro Alternatives BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Alternatives Adams Natural Resources Fund Alternatives CION Investment Alternatives abrdn Life Sciences Investors Alternatives India Fund Alternatives Eagle Point Credit Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FT) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNext opportunity for crypto millionsThe floodgates have opened. 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